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Lidskoprávní dimenze zahraniční politiky České republiky a role prezidenta v této politice
HORVÁTH, Roman
The bachelor thesis is analyzing the role of the president within the Czech Republic´s foreign policy with a focus on human rights. The thesis is divided into the theoretical and practical part. First, the theoretical part is focusing on the jurisdiction of the president of the Czech Republic, foreign policies, human rights and the role of the president in this field. Second, practical part presents work and life of three presidents: Havel, Klaus and Zeman. Further, their attitudes and acts related to the foreign policies and human rights are described. Last, the contribution of the three presidents to the human rights agenda within the foreign policy is summarized, compared and evaluated.
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The role of Zbigniew Brzezinski in shaping the american foreign policy
Danielovičová, Adriana ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Matějka, Zdeněk (referee)
This thesis focuses on the analysis of american foreign policy formation by the national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski mostly during the Carter's presidency. Brzezinski has been personally involved in the process of the nuclear weapons limitation talks with the USSR and he has contributed significantly to the signing of SALT II. He is considered to be one of the leaders of the normalization with China. Nowadays he often comments on the american and global security and he is known as an excellent strategist and prognosticator.
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The Strategy of Soft Power Use in Brazilian Foreign Policy
Pešková, Michaela ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Melounová, Irena (referee)
This bachelor's thesis focuses on a study of Brazilian soft power in the context of the country's foreign policy and an analysis of changes in its use. Since the soft power strategy was mainly developed during the administration of president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, this thesis concentrates on the years 2003-2014. This period includes both the era of Lula da Silva (2003-2010) and the first term of president Dilma Rousseff (2011-2014), as a form of comparison. The first section, which is based on the works of Joseph Nye, introduces the concept of soft power in international relations. The second section is dedicated to an analysis of soft power in both presidents' foreign policies. It focuses primarily on multilateral diplomacy, international peacekeeping operations and development cooperation. Additionally, it mentions the circumstances which influenced the decision-making of the two presidents. The third and final section assesses Brazilian soft power strategy in the given time period by evaluating all available data from polls, soft power indexes and own questionnaire. The overall purpose is to determine the extent to which the 2011 change in presidency impacted the amount emphasis placed on soft power in the country's foreign policy activities.
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South Korean Foreign Policy towards DPRK: the Factor of State Identity
Jägerová, Veronika ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Matějka, Zdeněk (referee)
Presented work analyses the South Korean foreign policy vis a vis DPRK through the role of state (and national) identity. The analysis is focused on the period between 1998 and 2013 comprising the administrations of three South Korean presidents, however, historical development and regional context are also included in order to provide background for understanding of the nature and sources of identity changes in later foreign policy choices. The author uses the concept of national other and its implications for explaining continuities and discontinuities in South Korean identification towards its Northern neighbor. The aim of the work is to trace changes in South Korean identification and how they were translated into concrete foreign policy measures, furthermore it explores the between these continuities and turns in identity towards DPRK in relation to South Korean identity towards other important regional actors (the U.S. in particular).
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Cultural Diplomacy as an Instrument of Foreign Policy of the Russia Federation. Case Study: Slovakia
Chebeňová, Nina ; Voráček, Emil (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
The diploma thesis is focused on defining the place of cultural diplomacy and concepts of soft power and nation branding in the foreign policy of the Russian Federation, as since the end of the Cold War importance of culture and cultural diplomacy in international relations has started to grow. It analyses the question whether cultural diplomacy as part of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation contributes to increase attractiveness and positive image abroad. To determine positives, negatives and exploit the potential, SWOT analysis was applied. In the case study the position of Slovakia in the cultural diplomacy of the Russian Federation with regard to problem areas of cooperation is defined. It also includes analysis of the activity, its results and major projects of the Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Bratislava.
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Strategic partnership between Germany and Russia
Maráková, Natálie ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Šauer, Jaroslav (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on analysis and evaluation of the German-Russian strategic partnership from the German point of view. The aim of this thesis is to answer a question, whether Russia had ever been or still is a strategic partner of Germany, or whether the establishment of the German-Russian strategic partnership remains rather a political goal than the reality. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with the theoretical definition of the strategic partnership and indentifies key characteristics of this concept. The analytical part is divided into separate chapters analysing individual dimensions of the German-Russian relations: economic, energetic, security and political. The final chapter sets the goal to summarise and to evaluate the main findings arising from the previous chapters and to answer the research question, whether Russia can be or in the past could be considered a German strategic partner.
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United States and Latin America: The U.S. foreign policy and the need for a new direction
Torres Roldan, Alba Lorena ; Maslowski, Nicolas (advisor) ; Durrmeyer, Sébastien (referee)
No other region in the world has been more intervened by the United States than Latin America. An increasing interdependence between both in terms of trade, security and energy has grown along with a new reality. New political currents in Latin America have favored to recover the sovereignty and self-determination of their countries, while gaining independence from the United States preferences and mandates. The aim of this paper is to analyze the historical approach of the U.S. foreign policy to Latin America since 1945 as well as the implementation of them, with the purpose of evaluate the current scenario. A rhetoric vs reality approach is conducted showing the need for a more coherent U.S. foreign policy both in the economic and the security agenda.
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Venezuela Foreign Policy Changes at the turn of the 20th and 21st century
Novotná Nachtigallová, Mariana ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Němec, Jan (referee) ; Opatrný, Josef (referee)
This thesis deals with the Venezuela Foreign Policy Changes between the years 1999 -- 2012. The work provides the analyses of the political system of today's Venezuela and the Venezuelan foreign policy under the Hugo Chávez rule. As the thesis aims at studying the relationship between the domestic and foreign policy both aspects needed to be considered. Author tests the hypothesis that the foreign rhetoric and policy of Venezuela between the years 1999 -- 2012 were primarily focused on legitimizing Hugo Chavez's domestic position. Hugo Chavez's speeches in front of the National Assembly in the years 2000-2012 were analyzed using the text analysis tools. Quantification of the speeches key words was one of the instruments to test the above stated main hypothesis of the thesis. Chavez's foreign rhetoric and policy helped to fortify its power position especially with army and masses sensitive to populist approach even though the consequences for the Venezuelan economy were rather bad or unsustainable. Furthermore we can state that the foreign rhetoric and policy of the years 1999-2012 developed and radicalized in relation to the domestic economic and political situation.
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